Legal Opinion
Harshman v. DePhillips
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided February 17, 2006No. 99805 RelPublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Garman
Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Freeman, McMorrow, Fitzgerald, and Kilbride concurred in the judgment and opinion.
Justice Karmeier dissented.
OPINION
Plaintiffs Clinton Harshman, Blachowske Truck Lines, Inc., and Dahl Trucking, Inc., were sued for negligence in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. A federal magistrate judge denied them leave to file a third-party complaint against defendant Dr. George E. DePhillips (see Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 14(a)). Subsequently, they filed a separate contribution action against defendant in the Cook County circuit court. The…
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